H-Band Spectroscopic Classification of OB Stars

Details H-Band Spectroscopic Classification of OB Stars H-Band Spectroscopic Classification of OB Stars

1997-02-27

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9702237v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted by AJ, 16 pages Latex (aastex4.0) including 4 figures and 2 tables. A complete PostScript copy is available at ftp:

Scientific paper

10.1086/118396

We present a new spectroscopic classification for OB stars based on H-band (1.5 micron to 1.8 micron) observations of a sample of stars with optical spectral types. Our initial sample of nine stars demonstrates that the combination of He I 1.7002 micron and H Brackett series absorption can be used to determine spectral types for stars between about O4 and B7 (to within about +/- 2 sub-types). We find that the Brackett series exhibits luminosity effects similar to the Balmer series for the B stars. This classification scheme will be useful in studies of optically obscured high mass star forming regions. In addition, we present spectra for the OB stars near 1.1 micron and 1.3 micron which may be of use in analyzing their atmospheres and winds.

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